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Equation 2 · Part 5 · How Grok and Colossus Actually Work, as Far as the Record Shows

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PˉGPU,2=PtotalN2=2,000 MW555,000≈3.6 kW per GPU,\bar{P}_{\text{GPU},2} = \frac{P_{\text{total}}}{N_2} = \frac{2{,}000\ \text{MW}}{555{,}000} \approx 3.6\ \text{kW per GPU},
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What this part means

Divide the expression above the line by the one below it.

Its job in the formula

The expression above the fraction bar is divided by the complete expression below it. The denominator must not be zero.

The passage around this formula

Colossus 2 is the clearest example of a figure that belongs squarely in the vendor-claim column rather than the confirmed-fact one. On December 30, 2025, Elon Musk announced that xAI had purchased a third building in Memphis, expanding the campus toward a stated 2-gigawatt total capacity and roughly 555,000 GPUs, reported to represent about $18 billion in accelerator purchases — implying, by simple division, something on the order of $32,000 per GPU [ 10 ] . The reporting is explicit that this is Musk’s own announcement rather than an independently audited figure, and the newer accelerator generation involved (GB200- and GB300-class parts, alongside roughly 30,000 legacy H100/H200 units…

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Learn the underlying idea

A fraction a/b means a divided by b. The top number is the numerator; the bottom number is the denominator, and it cannot be zero.

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